Ecclesiastes 1
1 The wordes of the Preacher, the sonne of Dauid King in Ierusalem.
Misli Propovjednika, Davidova sina, kralja u Jeruzalemu.
2 Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
Ispraznost nad ispraznošću, veli Propovjednik, ispraznost nad ispraznošću, sve je ispraznost!
3 What remaineth vnto man in all his trauaile, which he suffereth vnder ye sunne?
Kakva je korist čovjeku od svega truda njegova kojim se trudi pod suncem?
4 One generation passeth, and another generation succeedeth: but the earth remaineth for euer.
Jedan naraštaj odlazi, drugi dolazi, a zemlja uvijek ostaje.
5 The sunne riseth, and ye sunne goeth downe, and draweth to his place, where he riseth.
Sunce izlazi, sunce zalazi i onda hiti svojem mjestu odakle izlazi.
6 The winde goeth toward the South, and compasseth towarde the North: the winde goeth rounde about, and returneth by his circuites.
Vjetar puše na jug i okreće se na sjever, kovitla sad ovamo sad onamo i vraća se u novom vrtlogu.
7 All the riuers goe into the sea, yet the sea is not full: for the riuers goe vnto ye place, whence they returne, and goe.
Sve rijeke teku u more i more se ne prepunja; odakle teku rijeke, onamo se vraćaju da ponovo počnu svoj tok.
8 All things are full of labour: man cannot vtter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the eare filled with hearing.
Sve je mučno. Nitko ne može reći da se oči nisu do sita nagledale i uši dovoljno naslušale.
9 What is it that hath bene? that that shalbe: and what is it that hath bene done? that which shalbe done: and there is no newe thing vnder the sunne.
Što je bilo, opet će biti, i što se činilo, opet će se činiti, i nema ništa novo pod suncem.
10 Is there any thing, whereof one may say, Beholde this, it is newe? it hath bene already in the olde time that was before vs.
Ima li išta o čemu bi se moglo reći: “Gle, ovo je novo!” Sve je već davno prije nas postojalo.
11 There is no memorie of the former, neither shall there be a remembrance of the latter that shalbe, with them that shall come after.
Samo, od prošlosti ne ostade ni spomena, kao što ni u budućnosti neće biti sjećanja na ono što će poslije doći.
12 I the Preacher haue bene King ouer Israel in Ierusalem:
Ja, Propovjednik, bijah kralj nad Izraelom u Jeruzalemu.
13 And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the heauen: (this sore trauaile hath GOD giuen to the sonnes of men, to humble them thereby)
I trudih se da mudrošću istražim i dokučim sve što biva pod nebom; o, kako mučnu zadaću zadade Bog sinovima ljudskim.
14 I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
Vidjeh sve što se čini pod suncem: kakve li ispraznosti i puste tlapnje!
15 That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.
Što je krivo, ne može se ispraviti; čega nema, izbrojiti se ne može.
16 I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge.
Rekoh onda sam sebi: “Gle, stekao sam veću mudrost nego bilo tko od mojih prethodnika u Jeruzalemu. Duh moj sabrao je golemu mudrost i znanje.”
17 And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.
Mudrost pomnjivo proučih, a tako i glupost i ludost, ali sam spoznao da je to pusta tlapnja.
18 For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.
Mnogo mudrosti - mnogo jada; što više znanja, to više boli.
